Academic Catalog 2025-2026

Academic Catalog 2025 - 2026

America. (Prerequisite: ENG 1102) LIT 3354 American Literature After 1876

3 credits This class examines the developing foundations of the American experience and shows the relationships between the thoughts and feelings reflected in American literature after the Civil War and in American society today. (Prerequisite: ENG 1102) LIT 3396 Music as Literature 3 credits This class closely and carefully examines lyrics and music from various genres of music that will include rock, electronic, gothic/industrial, blues, classical, country, and hip hop. Audio recordings will be used as a primary source, but essays and other visual contexts may be included. Students will contribute musical and lyrical material for course study. (Prerequisite: ENG 1102) LIT 4200 African American Literature 3 credits This class examines a variety of African American oral and written works including fiction, non-fiction, poetry, essays, and drama from slavery to the present day. (Prerequisite: ENG 1102) LIT 4433 Literature by Women 3 credits This class examines the cultural, aesthetic, and historical development of literature by women. This class will consider literature from various parts of the world and writing from multiple historical eras as we attempt to understand the formation and effects of literary, social, and historical constructs of gender. (Prerequisite: ENG 1102) LIT 4499 Native American Literature 3 credits This class examines the cultural, aesthetic, and historical development of literature by Native Americans. This course will consider a variety of sources as we try to understand writings both by and about Native Americans as well as multiple historical and/or contemporary representations of Native Americans in writing, film, and other sources. (Prerequisite: ENG 1102) LIT 1320/2320/3320/4320 Topics in Literature 3 credits Topics vary among genre, author, period, and theme studies. Possible topics include (but are not limited to) drama, film as literature, minority literature, mystery and detective fiction, children’s literature, poetry, and/or short stories. (Prerequisite: ENG 1102). 3 credits This computational review and practice course prepares students for the demands of college level mathematics through a focus on whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percentages, rations, proportions, practical applications, and word problems. Students will learn how to use a basic scientific calculator to help facilitate learning. This course may be required as a prerequisite to MAT 1901. (NOTE: This course does not satisfy the General Education requirement in mathematics and is not eligible for elective credit for an associate or bachelor’s degree). MAT 1901 Mathematical Applications for Career and Life 3 credits This general education course is designed to provide a solid foundation in the basics of college mathematics. Real-life applications, conceptual understanding, problem-solving, and critical thinking are emphasized and integrated throughout the course. MAT 1907 College Algebra 3 credits An in-depth treatment of solving systems of linear equations and inequalities, polynomials, factoring, radical and rational expressions and equations, functions and graphs, exponentials and logarithms. Topics in combinatorics and probability are also included. This course emphasizes contemporary application problems. Satisfactory completion of placement test is required. MAT 3601 Statistical Methods Lab 1 credit This course provides students with the foundations of analysis and applications of statistics practiced in the natural sciences. Selected topics have been designed to prepare students for hypothesis testing in their research course and include descriptive statistics, probability, and distributions. (Co-requisite: ANZ 3600 or ANZ 4000). MATHEMATICS . MAT 0031 Essentials for College Mathematics

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